The Ambrose Hotel

1255 20th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Passed · Aug 20, 2026 Directions
93
Excellent BiteKarma score 93 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Aug 20, 2026: passed with 3 violations.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Keeps coming up: Food properly stored; food storage containers identified, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 20

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Permits available
    • Minor Equipment/utensils approved: installed; good repair; capacity
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities; supplied and accessible
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Aug 7

    Routine Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Food safety certification
    • Minor Equipment/utensils - approved; installed; clean; good repair, capacity
    • Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
  5. Passed Mar 20

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Plumbing: plumbing in good repair, proper backflow devices
    • Minor Personal cleanliness and hair restraints
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Jul 26

    Routine Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Food properly stored; food storage containers identified
    • Minor Floors, walls and ceilings: properly built, maintained in good repair and clean
    • Minor Warewashing facilities: adequate, maintained, properly use, test strips available
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible

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